Hunter's Tools Lost in Fire, Needs Help

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Hi, my name is Hunter. I have been living in Altadena for the last 12 years. For the past 5 years, I have opened my own business as a handyman while I was working towards my contractor's license. When I started, I was working two jobs and doing the handyman job on the weekends. Within 2 years, I was working full time as a handyman. I absolutely love what I do. I am truly happy working with my hands, getting dirty, and creating things for people to live in and use. I have found my calling in life. When the fire broke out the night of the 7th, I left at midnight to take my mom to my aunt's. At 3 am, I returned to my home to see all my neighbor's yards on fire. The smoke was filling the air as quarter-sized chunks of flaming embers rushed by me. I had no time to save any of my tools. I just had enough time to grab my grandmother's hope chest. While I left, I had to say goodbye to the truck, which I had to leave there. I just hoped it would be there when I returned the next day. When I came back the next day, around 1 in the afternoon, to see nothing on my property, my garage full of tools, and my house gone, my truck was somehow perfectly fine. Besides the heavy smell of smoke, it came out unscathed. Fortunately, the night before, I had my truck packed with some of my hand tools and a few power tools for a job the next day. I am trying to get back on my feet and asking for the community's support to help me purchase tools, work clothes, and supplies to start working again. Any little bit helps, and I am so grateful for your support and kindness.

by Hunter Benites
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Hi, my name is Hunter. I have been living in Altadena for the last 12 years. For the past 5 years, I have opened my own business as a handyman while I was working towards my contractor's license. When I started, I was working two jobs and doing the handyman job on the weekends. Within 2 years, I was working full time as a handyman. I absolutely love what I do. I am truly happy working with my hands, getting dirty, and creating things for people to live in and use. I have found my calling in life.
When the fire broke out the night of the 7th, I left at midnight to take my mom to my aunt's. At 3 am, I returned to my home to see all my neighbor's yards on fire. The smoke was filling the air as quarter-sized chunks of flaming embers rushed by me. I had no time to save any of my tools. I just had enough time to grab my grandmother's hope chest. While I left, I had to say goodbye to the truck, which I had to leave there. I just hoped it would be there when I returned the next day. When I came back the next day, around 1 in the afternoon, to see nothing on my property, my garage full of tools, and my house gone, my truck was somehow perfectly fine. Besides the heavy smell of smoke, it came out unscathed. Fortunately, the night before, I had my truck packed with some of my hand tools and a few power tools for a job the next day.
I am trying to get back on my feet and asking for the community's support to help me purchase tools, work clothes, and supplies to start working again. Any little bit helps, and I am so grateful for your support and kindness.
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